Metropolitan Chicago Synod

The Metropolitan Chicago Synod is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.

Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryChicago Metropolitan Area
Headquarters1420 W. Dickens Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Statistics
Congregations173
Members76,616
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established1988
Current leadership
BishopYehiel Curry
Website
hello.mcselca.org

Not to be confused with other Lutheran bodies, in which the national expression is called a synod, in the ELCA, a synod is most similar to a diocese or conference in other mainline denominations.

The Metropolitan Chicago Synod is made up of 173 congregations and 76,616 baptized members.[1] The Synod is divided into eight conferences: Central, Near West, North, Northeast, Northwest, South, Southwest, and West. These conferences are made up of four counties in the Chicago Metropolitan Area which are: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County.

Bishops
  • Rev. John Tietjen, 1987[2]
  • Rev. Sherman Hicks, 1988-1995[3]
  • Rev. Kenneth R. Olsen, 1995-2001[3]
  • Rev. Paul R. Landahl, 2001-2007[4]
  • Rev. Wayne N. Miller, 2007-2019[5]
  • Rev. Yehiel Curry, 2019-present

References
  1. "5A Metropolitan Chicago Data" (PDF). elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. Kendall, Peter. "FIRST BLACK BISHOP TAKES CONTROL OF LUTHERAN SYNOD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. Luti, Lulama. "LUTHERAN BISHOP'S PERSONAL BATTLE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. Brooks, John. "Wayne Miller Elected Bishop of ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod". elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. Buchbinder, Candice. "Yehiel Curry elected bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod". elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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